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HM Treasury: Public Services Sector, Defence Policy and Materiel Group, Defence Policy...

Catalogue reference: T 434

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T 434

Records in this series concern HM Treasury defence, British Army, Royal Navy and aircraft industry policy. Records comprise procurement policies, specifications and establishment of air systems to be used for defence purposes, discussions with...

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Reference

T 434

Title
HM Treasury: Public Services Sector, Defence Policy and Materiel Group, Defence Policy Materiel and Aircraft Division: Records (DAS series)
Date

1981

Description

Records in this series concern HM Treasury defence, British Army, Royal Navy and aircraft industry policy. Records comprise procurement policies, specifications and establishment of air systems to be used for defence purposes, discussions with suppliers and other countries regarding defence systems, especially air defence systems.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically and by file prefix order

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

DAS series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Treasury, Public Services Sector, 1975-1983
Physical description

5 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2013 Treasury

Custodial history

HM Treasury, 1 Horseguards Road, Whitehall, London.

Accumulation dates

1981 to 1989

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

OSP12: Central direction and oversight of policy. OSP15: Control of central government expenditure.

Administrative / biographical background

Defence Policy, Materiel and Aircraft Division was created in 1981 under the Defence Policy and Materiel Group and thereunder the HM Treasury's Public Service Sector. Its staff complement was originally an Assistant Secretary, Principal (Defence policy), Principal (Army policy), Principal (Royal Navy policy) and Principal (aircraft industry). Under the Defence Policy and Materiel Group, it had a sibling division entitled the Defence Materiel (Pay, Miscellaneous Services) Division of whose records have not been selected for preservation. The Division is known to have existed to 1990.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12114598/

Catalogue hierarchy

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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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HM Treasury: Public Services Sector, Defence Policy and Materiel Group, Defence Policy Materiel and Aircraft Division: Records (DAS series)